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WEDNESDAY
EDITION
Official Organ Ben Hill County and City of Fitzgerald
KNOCKOUT BLOW
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Washington, Jan. 8-—ln thel
most sweeping. of all decisions
upholding prohibition laws, the
supreme court today upheld as‘
constitutional and valid the
Webb-Kenyon law, prohibiting |
shipments of liquor from “wet”
to “dry” states. It also sustained |
West Virginia's recent amend
ment to her law prohibiting im
portation in interstate commerce
of hiquor for personal use.
After having been vetoed by
President Taft, who held it- un
constitutional and having been
repassed by congress over his ve
to, the law was sustained by the
supreme court by a vote of 7 to
2. Leaders of the prohibition
movement declare it is to their
fight second only in importancc'
to the proposed constitutional |
amendment, |
Lawyers for liquor - interests;
heard the decision today admitted
it upheld and applied the law in |
“lits fullest sense.” |
Chief Justice White announced
the majority opinion to which
Justices Holmes and Vandevan
ter dissented. Justice '.\lcl{cy-l
nolds, while agreeing with the!
majority decision, did not concur |
in the opinion. |
“The all-reaching power of
government over liquor is set
tled,” said the chief justice.
There was no intention of con
gress to forbid individual use of
liquor. The purpose of this act
was to cut out by the roots the |
practice of permitting violation of!
state liquor laws. 1
“We can have no doubt that
congress has complete authority
to prevent paralyzing of state au
thority. i
“Congress exerted a power to
co-ordinate the national with thcj
state authority.
“Under the Webb-Kenyon act!
there 1s no power in interstate]
commerce to ship liquor from nnc'
state into another to enable it to
be used in any way prohibited by
the state.”
Dr. \W. J. Dickson, of Rebecca,
spent Tuesday in the city.
Suits, full of Beauty
In the January Clear-a-way
AT ONE-HALF PRICE
All are different. Each
one is a piece of tailoring art.
The collection as a whole,
more splendid than any lot
of suits we have placed on
sale. The woman who ob
tains one of these garments
has a reason to be well satis
fied.
A $12.00 Suit now ....$6.00
A $15.00 Suit now ...$7.50
A $lB.OO Suit now ... .$9.00
A $19.00 Suit now ....$9.50
A $20.00 Suit n0w....510.00
A 21.00 Suit now ....$10.50
A $22.50 Suit now ...$11.25
A 25.00 Suit now ....$12.50
A $27.50 Suit n0w....513.75
You sce from the above
figures that we have cut the
price half in two. You will
find the same figures on the
original tag attached to the
suit.
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BIG PROFITS MADE
A report {from a warchouseman
of South Carolina, where Mr. At
kinson sold the tobacco raised on
two acres near Abbeville shows
the remarkable result of $773.00
for the crop. Mr. Lee, the ware
houseman, writes:
“The following is a nice sale
I made on August &, 1916, for Mr.
R. L. Atkinson, Abbeville, Ga.
This was shipped in an ungraded
form, just as it came from the
curing barn. I made several near
ly as good as this, but this is the
best I have ever made from Geor
gia. Mr. Atkinson told me that
this was the entire proceeds from
tWo acres. °
436 pounds @ 19-1-2¢ ...$83.00
214 pounds @ 17¢’......537.00
370 pounds @ 30c .......$lll.OO
246 pounds @ 30c ........$73.80
518 pounds @ 33¢ ......$170.94
432 pounds @ 36¢ ......$155.52
400 pounds @ 35¢ ....:..$140.00
Lotal: 2616 pounds for $773.73
“Average per 100 for the entire
two acres $29.57.2
BUYING CHEWING GUM
IN LARGE QUANTITIES
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 9.—Behold
the full fruition of the chewing
gum manager’s advertising cam
paign:
Atlanta dealers declare the peo
ple are really buying it by the
box, which a few years ago seem
ed preposterous; and they say the
sticklers for good form are no
longer frowning upon gum in
public as they formerly did, when
they used to class it with tooth
picks.
NOTICE TO WOMAN'’S CLUB
All Tadies having Octagon soap
wrappers please bring them to the
next club meeting. Jan. 1/, or
phone silver committee so that
they will be called for.
Isla Green, Chairman.
WEATHER REPORT
Monday 71 Max—4l Min.
Tuesday 72 Max.—46 Min.
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‘The Empire’s Cl men’ ]
€ Lmpire's Clearance of Women’s and Misses
Winter Apparel Started Monday, Jan. Bth
Think! Two months of winter still tefore us and prices on women'’s and misses’ winter apparell have flopped as
is there was a panié¢ in Wall street. It’s the mpire’s method of ' he N leari
all 1916 garments, and of giving our customers the advant f parting cie Yew Year right. Of clearing out
arments, I 3 the advantage of owning new clothes in the mi '
“end of winter”’ prices. f = . : T Thrmee
Women and misses who have neglected the purchase of a suit or coat, or something else, have here a
wonderful opportunity to procure exactly what they want and at a large saving price. Every garment is from
our own'regular. stock, yvhlcn,ls equal to saying every garment is of the highest quality standard and worth of
a place in the richest woman’s wardrobe. Don,t miss this sale. c y
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Serviceable Sweat -
er Coats-
AT ONE-HALF PRICE
As good next season as
this. We see to that when
we choose our styles in
sweater coats—Dbecause it is
seldom that a sweater leaves
here that won't give at least
two years’ wear, We are
told uite often that sweaters
bought here give as many as
five years’ service.
Men’s Boy's, \Women's
Misses’ and Children’s
Sweaters, Scarfs and Knit
Caps at 1-4 off.
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THRICE-A-WEEK
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, JAN. 1—0:—1—9;’;
DEAL 13 GLOSED
The projected election’ for
school bonds, called to be held on
January 15th, will not be pulled
off for the reason that the bond
commission succeeded in placing
the $23,000 tssue of school bonds
rejected by Mr. Harris, ‘of - Ma
con, on account oi an alleged de
fect, with Mr. R. N. Berrien, of
Atlanta, for a premium of $1,038.
The Bond Commission Lhgs a
forfeiture of $3OO on deposit from
the Macon firm, which will in ali
probability be applied to the pro
ceeds of the sale of the bonds. A
$3OO certified check was demand
ed by all bidders at the first of
fer of this issue and a number of
bidders had bid above the pres
ent amount received: Since a for
feit is to secure the city against
any loss in the event the bidder
fails to make good his bid, it is
expected that the Water, Light
and Bond Commission will see
that the city is rcimbursed at
icast to this amount for the loss
of a larger premium and the ad
ditional cost for calling the elec
tion, which is now being called
off, the honds having been sold in
their original condition.
HILLYER SEES BRIGHT
PROSPECT FOR SOUTH
Atlanta, Ga.; Jan. 10-2Fpom
being almost entirely a borrow
ing section, the South with great
er development of its resources
and with the increased wealth
arising from high-priced cottdn
is rapidly coming to be a lenddr
on a large and growing scale, ad
cording to William Hurd: Hil!
ver, a prominent capitalist of this
city. He declares that investment
securities are being sold in the
South on-a larger scale than ever
before, and his prediction is that
the South wiil enjoy a greater
prosperity after the close of the
Furopean war than any other
section.
My and Mrs. W. R. Bowen left
Tuesday night for a short visit
to the capitol. ® :
e ek i L g R D
Street Frocks, After
noon Dresses and
Evening Gowns
- Whatever your thind s
set on—whatever style you
wish and whatever size you
require—you willl find
among these \';nriuusk‘mups.
Do not neglect this cllance to
procure an extra gown. The
occasion when you will need
it will present itself unex
pectedly. l
$6.00 Dresses now . |..53.00
$lO.OO Dresses now |..55.00
$12.50 Dresses now |.:56.25
$15.00 Dresses now |..57.50
$20.00 Dresses now ’.SI0.0()
$25.00 Dresses now i.SIZ.SO
AND PRESS
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GOLD STORAGE
PLANT SUCGESS
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‘ The enormous amount of meat
tand meat praoducts shipped into
f(}c()rgi:t the past year is sufficient
argument for the need of just
:such institutions as the cold stor
lage plant of the [itzgerald lce
Lcompany and the projected pack
ging plants in a number of Geor
:gin towns, It 1s gratifying to see
ithc initial success of the ice
{plant’s cxperiment. Alrcady
{more than fifty thousand pounds
iul’ meat, hogs, have been brought
to the storage plant, cither for
ist()l‘:\;;‘c or for sale to the owners
tof the plant, and placed on their
Llown account in storage,
i Meat is meat to most people,
| but there is a difference. Cornfed
{hogs are firm and bring a wuch
!'v:«‘ttx?r price than hogs fed al
| together on peanuts or heans. The
{former's meat is firm and white,
(the latter flabby and creamy. In
!('nn\'cr.\':nliun with Mr. Dorminy
‘at the plant,eve learned that fin
jlshing hogs ecn corn {for a short
period will rapidly improve théir
tmeat and make them bring a
tmuch better price. That Ben Hili
rcounty will not likely raise
Lenough meat to overstock the
market is indicated by the follow
!in_uj report just published by the
1 Agricultural Department of the
{ meat shipped into Georgia for the
! first eleven months of 1916:
i Pounds
i Dressed beef cattle . ... .7,383,869
Deessed bops 0000 010300
' Dressed SHGED 00/ Y
|Dvessed icalves ......... 153501
Smoked meats, S. C.. .. .3,923,624
Smoked meats, D. 5....7,530,887
t Dried and cured heef .. 77434
' Barreled pork ......... 200512
[Bolled hams . ..., 543038
! Dry salt pork meat. . ..35,012,800
| Fresh sausage ....;....2,650,014
(Diy sgusage ... .11/, 819137
IR outs ... ..., . SORRY
; ER ents .o AR
TR e s A M
| Cahuted mieats .........2,702479
i Other products .......13,728,149
BT 110,748
FWe 1., 06068
Husees .. ....0........ 451667
Shmne ... o L 140 s
Modish Waists
In the'January Clear-a-way
AT ONE-FOURTH OFF
Models of various designs
—including waists suitable
for every occasion. Silk
waists, waists of crepe de
chine and Georgette crepe,
lingerie, sport Dlouses, cte.
These prices run from $1
to $6. All g'ning‘ at 1-4 off,
' Atlanta, Jan. Y.—Rumor here
i has 1t that quite a little stir is
'cuming‘ to the attaches of the
'state department of agviculture
Cafter the inauguration of the new
!statc officers next June. . It sa
'happened that the vacancies oc
icuring i the offices of oil inspec
ttors and fertilizer inspectors
ithruu;:l*.(n'.t the state—of which
;ihcrc is a very cohsiderable num
ber—canic at a time when ap-
Ipuintmcnt for the succeeding
term laps over the administration
of Mr. Price, and well into the ad
ministration of Mr. Brown. In
ifact. there was for a time quite
a great deal of comment on the
lfuct that the incoming commiss
liunc:' of agriculture would have
i powerfully little patronage to deal
qut among his iriends and sup
iporters when he goes into oifice
Fand that it will be weti at the heel
lu'{' his administration—at least his
first term, for.it is known he is
!;_min;;' to succeed himseli—before
the will have jobs to give ont,
b Ondlig soneut ebl (g o
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!pu:'t that Mr. Brown is certain to
!mn_‘g:«‘ a stir-up in the “Price ap
ip:;imnn-n!s when he goes in. In
fact, it iz said that this matter has
::lh'v:ul_\' been given mnvestiga
(tion, and that the puwpose is to
lset aside a good many of Mr.,
| Price’s appointees and put Mr.
| Brown’s appointees in their place.
1t is not going to be the purpose,
’;u‘c'urdm;{' to the report to displace
!.’l” the Price appointees, hut only
{those who were active and Vigo
'rous workers for Price in the re
|cent campaign; those who were
Lopen, active opponents of Brown.
!TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT
' IN ANNUAL MEETING
‘ The local officials of the traffic
;(lcpzn’tmenr‘uf pie AB and X
jare in Birmingham this week at
{tending the mecting of the trafiic
tmen of the road. Of the local
imvn .\lt:(\'fl!‘.\'. J. E. Brower, Rob
'crt McKay, Mr. Reed, F. H. Hill
yand G H. Smith are in attend
':mcc.
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i LEADER-ENTERPRISE PRINT.
| ING PAYS.
R E————
Furs, Muffs, Sca:fs
In the January
SEtS-' Cl
ear-a-way
AT ONE-FOURTH OFF
A piece of fur purchased
at this store is a safe invest
ment—always. During Jan
uary it is a wise investment,
Because our original prices
(always lower than else
where) are marked down
still lower in accord with
They run in price from
$7.50 a set up. Also motor
sets from $2.50 set up. 1-4
off.
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
VOL. XXII, NO. 4
DR. CHAPMAN WAS
' ONE OF THREE IN
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Americus, Ga., TJan 9-—-The
i striking testimony of the day in
Lthe trial of Dr. C.-K, Chapman,
icharged with the murder of Wal.
ster Wade near here on August 17
jcame when Andrew Jackson,
{night watchman near the restrici
?vd district, sswore that he saw Dr.
i Chapman, another man and 2 wo
man drive hitmi in a car on the
night of the alleged murder. The
defense attempted to show that
the witness had bad eyesight by
having him read a sign on the
courtroom wall. He was only
llmrtiully successful in his attempt.
Jackson swore that the woman
‘h;ul on a white shirtwaist and a
black skirt.
} The defense secured from the
ltestimony of Policeman €. B,
!!'uuncc_\' the statement that he
|\\':l.~; mistaken about the informa
[tion given a newspaper man at
ithc time. the car was found.
i lert Howoibes Thorts
‘ Wlhen tiie adjournment came
tfor the afternoon it was said thag
It‘ng- state would produce another
l\\'itm-::s at the opening of court
! Wednesday. This is expected to
{be Mrs, Beatrice Howell, a wo
yman alleged by the state to be an
|\\ itness to the Wade tmgcdy.
| The defense is expected to lay
lits case hefore the jury some time
I\\'vdnr't«{u_\', hoping to establish
tan alibi and other evidence to con
| tradict the state's claints it is sait.
| The hitherto mysterious auto
jmobile in the woods near where
'the crime was committed was ex
|explained when former Deputy
| Bob Price swore that he was T 8
{the woods and heard the shots.
l He declined to tell who accompa
{nied him when advised by Judge
# Littlejohn th:‘:t he could refuse to
answer guestions of a certaip
character. R
! Dr, (:hnpz‘.‘.;m hears the testi
| mony with interest and very often
(smiles at the newspaper men who
care gathered near the witnesses,
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! Mr. Dell Pettyes, of Tampa,
Fla, spent the week-end with ‘W,
l.\. Green, et ae N
Stylish Skirts
In the January Clear-a-way
AT ONE-FOURTI{ OFF
These skirts are not only
stylish in line—they are de
signed of stylish fabrics. The
very fabric that are featur
ed in the foremaost woolen
stores, |
Taffetas, Scrges, Satin and .
fancy Silk Skirts. Al
prices from $3.00 to $15.00.
1-4 off.
All $4.00 Skirts now. .$3.00
All $6.00 Skirts now ..$4.50
All $B.OO Skirts now ..$6.00
All $lO.OO Skirts now $7.50
All $12.00 Skirts now $9.00
All $15.00 Skirts fiow $11.25
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